"Khanate" - a government or country under a ruler known as a Khan, usually in ancient Asian countries. Pronounced "khan-eight".

Khanate formed in 2000 after Stephen O'Malley and James Plotkin met at an Isis concert in NYC by way of Dave Witte (of Discordance Axis), and met up with a members of the black dirge band Shadowcast (US). Shadowcast (US) was a black dirge group that existed in 2000. It featured James Plotkin, Jason Corely (16) and Alan Dubin. There was one recording of only three tracks, which was never released, and only spread to few people and record labels. It's not known how Tim Wyskida joined. ↑